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AKAP2 identified as a novel gene mutated in a Chinese family with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 2016
Li Wei, Li YaWei, Zhang Lusi, Guo Hui, Tian Di, Li Ying, Peng Yu, Zheng Yu, Dai Yuliang, Xia Kun, Lan Xinqiang, Wang Bing, Hu Zhengmao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis exhibits high heritability and is one of the most common spinal deformities found in adolescent populations. However, little is known about the disease-causing genes in families with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis exhibiting Mendelian inheritance. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the causative gene in a family with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis....
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